[-] TurtleJoe@lemmy.world 133 points 6 months ago

I'm the flip side, Go back and watch Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Once you're done cringing at the racism, think about the fact that Harrison Ford went on an intense weightlifting program for that movie, and was considered the most shredded leading man in Hollywood at the time. Actors using steroids has become so common that it has also skewed our perception of a normal fit guy's body.

[-] TurtleJoe@lemmy.world 55 points 7 months ago

I have a friend that is a sales manager for private planes. He said business exploded during the pandemic and then never slowed down. This despite flights being eye-wateringly expensive (like, 20k for one-way is a great deal, because you managed to book an empty leg.)

[-] TurtleJoe@lemmy.world 48 points 8 months ago

I know it can be difficult to search for answers when you have questions. I did a deep dive into the subject matter, and found the following info hidden within the first sentence:

Overtime pay for cops in New York's subway system increased from $4 million in 2022 to $155 million over the same period in 2023, according to an analysis by Gothamist.

[-] TurtleJoe@lemmy.world 127 points 8 months ago

We can excuse the racism, the transphobia, and the antisemitism, but we draw the line at drugs!

[-] TurtleJoe@lemmy.world 75 points 9 months ago

Texas: if your abortion is medically necessary, you and your doctor must go to court and prove it.

Kate Cox: goes to court and proves it.

Texas Supreme Court: If your abortion was truly medically necessary, you wouldn't need to go to court to prove it.

[-] TurtleJoe@lemmy.world 103 points 9 months ago

It's my opinion that every single person in the upper levels is this organization is a maniac. They are all a bunch of so-called "rationalist" tech-right AnCaps that justify their immense incomes through the lens of Effective Altruism, the same ideology that Sam Bankman-fried used to justify his theft of billions from his customers.

Anybody with the urge to pick a "side" here ought to think about taking a step back and reconsider; they are all bad people.

[-] TurtleJoe@lemmy.world 83 points 11 months ago

When you read this comic, it makes you realize that it shouldn't have been surprising that Bill Waterston retired the strip suddenly and moved to a remote cabin in the middle of nowhere to paint watercolor landscapes.

[-] TurtleJoe@lemmy.world 47 points 1 year ago

I'm with the commies on this one. We need to nationalize utilities like energy distribution. No reason to have a profit seeking entity in charge of necessities like electricity.

[-] TurtleJoe@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago

Yes, but I once saw a cyclist run a stop sign. These two things are obviously exactly equal, and bicycles are just as dangerous as cars. I am very smart.

[-] TurtleJoe@lemmy.world 48 points 1 year ago

She even got the inflection the way you would if you were using air quotes around a word. Verbal italics, if you will.

[-] TurtleJoe@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago

Why are all those people giving Reddit money by buying awards for that post?

[-] TurtleJoe@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago

Not that hot a take. It also maybe misses the point: those AMAs pull in tons of clicks and comments. Reddit wants interactions to show advertisers.

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